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Offering excellent tried and tested resources for the AQA Psychology Specification for A level. Including revision activities (summary powerpoints and revision cards) and also full interactive lessons. Any questions message me at psychologywithrebecca@gmail.com

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Offering excellent tried and tested resources for the AQA Psychology Specification for A level. Including revision activities (summary powerpoints and revision cards) and also full interactive lessons. Any questions message me at psychologywithrebecca@gmail.com
Schizophrenia Biological Drug Treatments
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Schizophrenia Biological Drug Treatments

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A full lesson for AQA Psychology Drug Treatments for Schizophrenia. It includes a powerpoint and notes sheet for the lesson with activities inbedded in the lesson as well. Also includes some exam questions, video links and a kahoot quiz link.
ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Lesson
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ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Lesson

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For AQA Psychology. Full lesson (powerpoints and activities) for the ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS of Schizophrenia. It includes the powerpoint, a notes sheet which runs alongside the powerpoint (which students take notes into and includes imbedded activity on Rosenhan), a cut and stick exercise on culture bias. This is designed to last about 1-2 hours of lesson time.
Behaviourist Approach Revision Lesson
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Behaviourist Approach Revision Lesson

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A revision session to cover key content for the behaviourist Approach. Includes a ppt of the key information about the Approach, then some selected exam questions to go through with students - highlighing key things to go in, key wording of the question etc. Explanations of different types of essays on the topic. Includes: A sample essay answer Essay Plan Sheet Crossword (does include SLT as well) A mini points test for the Behaviourism and SLT
Cognitive Interviews - Memory AQA Psychology
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Cognitive Interviews - Memory AQA Psychology

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A full lesson or couple of lessons on cognitive interviews. Could take up to 2 hrs if needed. Includes: Powerpoint Notes sheet - for students to take their notes into (includes essay plan and exam questions, activities and evaluation sheet) Video link -to a great documentary which demonstrates use of cogntive interviews. Also included is a link to an activity (takes about 20 mins) about detecting liars - not related to CI but the students find it interesting.
Animal Studies of Attachment - Harlow and Lorenz
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Animal Studies of Attachment - Harlow and Lorenz

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Lesson designed for animal studies of attachment - Harlow and Lorenz Includes a ppt and notes sheet the students use while going through the lesson. the notes sheet has inbedded activities and exam questions throughout it.
MULTISTORE MODEL of MEMORY Lesson
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MULTISTORE MODEL of MEMORY Lesson

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For AQA Psychology. This includes a ppt, video links, activities and sample experiments on the multistore model of memory. This is 2 full lessons (90 mins each) on the multistore model of memory. I have included a notes sheet which the students take their notes into while going through the ppt which saves on time and keeps notes structured. The ppt has numerous video links on it. Also included: -An activity for all the studies the students need to know for the Multistore Model of Memory -A homework set of 20 mark worth of questions and good sample answers to show them after completion. 4 experiments to try with the students (including Miller, Sperling, Bower and Murdoch). A blank essay plan sheet
The COGNITIVE Approach AQA Psychology Full Lessons
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The COGNITIVE Approach AQA Psychology Full Lessons

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Resources for two-three lessons on the cognitive approach, includes vidoes, worksheets, activities and powerpoint. Students have a notes sheet that they complete while going through the ppt. 1. Mental processes, including inferences and schema’s. This is packed with fun activities for students to try out to show them their mental processing (including loads of videos). 2. Comparing the mind to computers, cognitive neuroscience and evaluation of the cognitive approach (using the GHG book) and a match task to consolidate PEEL paragraphs. Also included is some exam questions to use as a test for students and some good student responses and a summary crossword with answers. Plus a sample 16 mark answer essay.
Humanism Humanistic Approach Full Lesson AQA Psychology
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Humanism Humanistic Approach Full Lesson AQA Psychology

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A full set of resources to teach Humanism for AQA Psychology New Spec. This took me two lessons of 90 mins each to complete this Approaches topic. I usually get the students to fill out the notes sheet as I go through the ppt - saves taking so many notes and includes activities in it. The activities are linked in throughout, so hopefully the powerpoint acts like a lesson plan. Activities include: Evaluation Sheet Exam Questions Card Sort/or can be done with plastic cups Q sort measure of congruence
Memory - Independent Revision Booklet
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Memory - Independent Revision Booklet

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This was designed for students to complete in their independent study after covering each of the topic of Memory for AQA Psychology. Has summary activities and exam questions and would work well as an independent revision booklet or for homework. It is 26 pages long and ive included a PDF and word version incase you need to change anything.
Biological Explanations of Schizophrenia
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Biological Explanations of Schizophrenia

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Lessons on Genetic and Neural explanations of Schizophrenia Includes a powerpoint and Notes sheet (with activities inbedded) and sample answer to the exam question. This is designed to be 2 full lessons 2-3 hours worth. Designed for the AQA Specification.
The Psychodynamic Approach - Consciousness and Id, Ego, Superego
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The Psychodynamic Approach - Consciousness and Id, Ego, Superego

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This is a full lesson of resources for the first two lessons (2-3 hours of teaching) for the Psychodynamic Approach. It includes Levels of Consciousness, Defence mechanisms and Id, Ego and Superego. There are numerous activities and lots of video links throughout and a fun plenary desert island discussion activity which demonstrates the conflicts of Id, Ego and Superego. I teach using the ppt and students make their notes into the provided “notes sheet” to save them copying too much from the board which has the activities inbedded throughout it. The Psychosexual stages is a separate resource uploaded.
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS - Full Lesson  AQA Psychology Biopsychology Year 2
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BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS - Full Lesson AQA Psychology Biopsychology Year 2

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This is a full lesson including powerpoint, booklet for note taking and worksheet activities for A2 Biological Rhythms in the Biopsychology part of the course. It includes Circadian, Infradian and Ultradian Rhythms as well as Endogenous Pacemakers and Exogenous Zeitgebers. The powerpoint is over 40 slides long and includes numerous links to video clips, a longer documentary. I give the students a copy of the notes booklet and they complete this as we go through the ppt - saves time on too much note taking. To finish off there are some summary tasks: A crossword and a card sort summary task on biological rhythms. It will last approximately 3-4 hours of teaching. Try out this 5* rated lesson on biological rhythms for the biopsychology module.
AQA Psychology  Scheme of Work
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AQA Psychology Scheme of Work

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AQA Psychology Detailled Scheme of Work Has links to literacy, Numeracy, EDI and Employability where appropriate. Video links and activity ideas. Lots of the lessons mentioned on this are on TES as well. Covers A2 and AS - Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 (topics Gender, Forensic and Schizophrenia). It is for the dates 2021-2022.
STATISTICS Lessons Psychology RESEARCH METHODS
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STATISTICS Lessons Psychology RESEARCH METHODS

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Powerpoint and 8 worksheets, designed for the new AQA Psychology (2015 spec). I have always enjoyed teaching statistics and the students usually quite enjoy these lessons. This is for the Year 2 content. It will take probably 3 x 1 hour sessions and there are answers provided for the worksheets. The powerpoint should act as a lesson plan really. It is tried and tested from previous courses I have taught and adapted to current specification requirements. It includes with it a 40+ slide ppt & 8 worksheets with lots of example scenarios for them to practise their stats skills on. It includes: Significance and Probability Choosing a Stats Test Using Observed and Critical Values Reading Critical Value Tables Recap on Sign Test (assuming some knowledge from first year) A couple fun activities (kahoot and bingo)
The Biological Approach - 2-3 Full Lessons
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The Biological Approach - 2-3 Full Lessons

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This includes full lessons for the biological approach in AQA Psychology. It has ppts, notes sheets for students to take notes (with activities inbedded), video links, activities etc. It covers: Genes and Evolution Neurotransmitters Hormones Idea of Localisation The brain basic structure Evaluation of the approach It is 2- 3 lessons worth of stuff (4-5 hours worth).
The BEHAVIOURIST Approach (CLASSICAL and OPERANT CONDITIONING)
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The BEHAVIOURIST Approach (CLASSICAL and OPERANT CONDITIONING)

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Full Lessons (2x 90 mins) for Classical and Operant Conditioning in the Behaviourist approach. It includes work sheets and powerpoints (with lots of video links). Designed for AQA Psychology. It covers all key information needed for AQA spec including behaviourist assumptions and evaluation of the two conditioning theories. Classical conditioning activities include: PPT with many video links -Worksheet examples of classical conditioning (including simpler answer sheet for differentiation) -Notes sheet for students to take notes into for classical conditioning (matches ppt) -Example activity for students to try classical conditioning on themselves -Sample exam question Operant Conditioning activities include: -PPT with some video links -Examples to understand the different types of reinforcement and punishment -Evaluation of CC and OC on a work sheet (and discussion of how to evaluate using P.E.E structure) -Crossword & Answers